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Kyiv Independentby Polina Moroziuk23 Aug 2026
Elections now would 'destroy Ukraine,' Zelensky says, revealing new details on disagreements with Fedorov President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov's call to...
Kyiv Independentby Yuliia Taradiuk23 Aug 2026
'Hunting their launch sites' — Zelensky reveals new details about Ukraine's ballistic missile defense Ukraine has launched a new operation targeting Russian ballistic missile launchers near its...
Kyiv Independentby Francis Farrell23 Aug 2026
Russia plans to mobilize around 300,000 people after State Duma elections in September, but will do so without touching the country's major cities in an effort to minimize backlash from society...
Kyiv Independentby Yuliia Taradiuk23 Aug 2026
Russian attacks kill 5, injure 44 across Ukraine over past day, as jet-powered drone hits passenger train in Odesa Oblast Russian attacks killed at least 5 people and injured at least 44 across...
Kyiv Independentby Dmytro Basmat23 Aug 2026
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukraine's military reportedly launched a drone attack on the Russian city of Orenburg overnight on Aug.
Kyiv Independentby Dmytro Basmat22 Aug 2026
Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov detailed what he described as widespread corruption within Ukraine's Defense Ministry in a wide-ranging interview with Channel 24 released Aug.
Kyiv Independentby Tamara Nowakowsky22 Aug 2026
Supermarket director under investigation after deadly Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih shopping center Police in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast have initiated criminal proceedings against the director of a...
Kyiv Independentby Tamara Nowakowsky22 Aug 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Aug. 22 that Moscow has received what he called "exotic" and "unacceptable" proposals related to ending the war in Ukraine.
Kyiv Independentby Dominic Culverwell22 Aug 2026
France will speed up the delivery of missiles and other military equipment following a nearly two-hour-long phone call between President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron on...
Kyiv Independentby Dominic Culverwell22 Aug 2026
Exclusive: Inside the years-long scheme to turn a nationalized bank into Zelensky allies’ 'piggy bank' Before its nationalization in July 2023, Sense Bank, formerly known as Alfa-Bank, stood as one...
Kyiv Independentby Chris Powers22 Aug 2026
A parliamentary committee on Aug. 21 defended its earlier decision to block five bills intended to strengthen the country's fight against corruption.
Kyiv Independentby Dominic Culverwell22 Aug 2026
As Russia intensifies its campaign against Ukrainian civilians, Germany pledged an additional 50 million euros ($58 million) in humanitarian support to help people in front-line regions and prepare...
Kyiv Independentby Jimmy Rushton22 Aug 2026
As Russia turns to jet-powered drones, Ukraine scrambles for new interceptor tech A serviceman of Ukraine's 116th Mechanized Brigade watches a Ukrainian-made P1-Sun interceptor drone fly in Kharkiv...
Kyiv Independentby Dominic Culverwell22 Aug 2026
Russian attacks kill at least 6, injure 26 across Ukraine, including strike on border crossing with Moldova Russian attacks killed at least six and injured at least 26 people over the past day, as...
Kyiv Independentby Olena Goncharova21 Aug 2026
A Russian court in Saratov fined former regional lawmaker Nikolai Bondarenko 1,000 rubles ($12) on Aug.
Kyiv Independentby Olena Goncharova21 Aug 2026
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has advised Ukrainians traveling to EU countries to seek temporary protection to obtain an exit stamp in their international passport, saying it may help prove that they...
Kyiv Independentby Oleg Sukhov21 Aug 2026
Explainer: What does Ukraine's latest corruption scandal tell us about how Zelensky governs? Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Downing Street for a meeting with UK Prime Minister...
Kyiv Independentby The Kyiv Independent news desk21 Aug 2026
Key developments on Aug. 21: - Zelensky confirms drone attack on oil refinery in Russia's Perm - Russian double-tap strike on shopping center in Kryvyi Rih kills at least 14, injures more than 100...
Kyiv Independentby Anders Åslund21 Aug 2026
Putin has run out of moves Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a visit to Buryat State University in Ulan-Ude, Russia, on August 10, 2026.
Kyiv Independentby Kate Tsurkan21 Aug 2026
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court on Aug. 21 placed former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas in custody, with bail set at Hr 30 million ($670,000).
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